disclaimer
Americannoun
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the act of disclaiming; the renouncing, repudiating, or denying of a claim; disavowal.
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a person who disclaims.
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a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
noun
Usage
What does disclaimer mean? A disclaimer is a statement or document intended to limit the responsibility or legal liability of a company, organization, or person.Disclaimers typically claim that the party issuing the disclaimer is NOT responsible for certain risks or is NOT affiliated with certain other parties—they make as many statements as they can to deny responsibility.Example: The disclaimer at the bottom of the page says that this information should be used for entertainment purposes only.
Etymology
Origin of disclaimer
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French: to disclaim
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Example Sentences
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Executives at Canada’s biggest media company received a television script that began with a surprising disclaimer.
Some short-term plans have a clear disclaimer on the front page, while others bury it, says Michelle Long, senior policy manager at KFF.
From Barron's
The 29-year-old actor also included a disclaimer to reassure followers they weren’t the only ones who missed out on the wedding news.
From Los Angeles Times
Claude and Gemini both included a disclaimer that they were responding in a roleplaying capacity and not actually offering investment advice, and encouraged doing independent research.
From MarketWatch
The opposite happened: Suppressing deception caused models to report consciousness 96% of the time, while amplifying it caused them to deny consciousness and revert to corporate disclaimers.
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